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2025 - 2026 Executive Committee

Chair: Coco Kaminski
Co-Chair: Jen Schwartzengraber
Secretary: Katie Dooley
Treasurer: Catherine Williams
Receiving Treasurer: Tara Salerno

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Join us on Friday, January 23rd for one of WES’s most beloved traditions - Bingo Night! Mr. Fantozzi and Mrs. Gaur will once again host the excitement! Choose from two fun-filled sessions:

Session 1: 6:00–7:00 PM *Sold Out*

Session 2: 7:30–8:30 PM

We Need Your Help to Make Bingo Night a Success!

The PTO Bingo Committee is requesting $5 donations per family (collected by grade) to support the creation of themed raffle baskets for the event.

Donations Due: Friday, January 16th

Send via Venmo: @Christina-Cleland12

Kindergarten BINGO Raffle Basket Donations

First Grade BINGO Raffle Basket Donations

Second Grade BINGO Raffle Basket Donations

Third Grade BINGO Raffle Basket Donations

Fourth Grade BINGO Raffle Basket Donations

Fifth Grade BINGO Raffle Basket Donations

Bake Sale Donations

We’re seeking baked goods—homemade or store‑bought—to help stock our Bingo Night bake sale table.

BINGO Volunteers

We’re also looking for volunteers to help with setup, cleanup, raffle tables, bake sale, and more.

We are collecting gently used children’s books to be given out as Bingo prizes! If you have books your family has outgrown, please consider donating them—they make wonderful prizes that the kids love. Books can be dropped off in the collection bin in the front lobby now through Thursday, January 22nd. Please contact Christina Cleland with any questions.

We are looking for volunteers to join our coaching team for Girls on the Run at WES this spring! No running experience is necessary - just a desire to support a positive, empowering and inclusive program for our 3rd-5th grade girls! The 8-week season begins the first week in March and concludes with a celebratory 5k in early May. Practices will be held at WES on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5pm. Coaches need to be available for at least one practice day per week, and have clearances on file with WSSD. Training and a weekly curriculum is provided. Volunteers can sign-up here or reach out to Christine Greco for more information.

Bonjour! Hola! Wie Geht’s! Ni Hao! The WES FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB will begin this February 2026 and welcomes new and returning students! Registration in now open to students in grades 1-5 to learn either French, Spanish, or Mandarin. Classes are taught by experienced language instructors in a fun, communicative environment. For our 5th graders, this could be a great opportunity to try out a language before choosing in middle school. The session runs for 10 weeks starting the week of February 2 and tuition is $200. For class dates, registration, and additional details, please click here. For any questions, please contact the Foreign Language Club at wesforeignlanguage@gmail.com- Lesley Underwood and Kaja Giloley.

The 2025-26 WES Student Directory is available to purchase here. Thank you for staying connected with the WES community and for supporting this fundraiser for the WES PTO!